45 Windmill Blades

Shipped from Houston to the Dominican Republic

Project

Highland Project Logistics (HPL) was selected to transport 45 windmill blades, each 180 foot (55 meters) long from Colorado, USA to their destination in Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic. The wind blades were manufactured by VESTAS USA, a subsidiary of VESTAS Denmark, one of the world’s largest windmill manufacturers.

Solution

The state-of-the-art windmill blades were being housed at VESTAS’ manufacturing plant in Brighton, CO. HPL was tasked with the delivery of the blades to Houston, Texas for departure on a chartered vessel to the Dominican Republic. To accomplish this project, HPL utilized 15 specialized trucks, making three round trips between Colorado and Texas to safely shuttle all 45 blades to their port of departure.

Results

HPL successfully completed the project with the shipment departing from the Port of Houston on July, 28, 2015. From start to finish, it took Highland Project Logistics only three weeks to achieve project completion. The blades were ultimately delivered to a wind farm in Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic and used in the assembly of 15 cutting-edge wind turbines.

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